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Home My WebLink About2019 [02] Feb 19 February 19, 2019 Page 1 of 2 Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, the City Council for the City of St. Joseph met in regular session on Monday, February 19, 2019 at 6:00 PM at the St. Joseph Government Center, opening with the pledge of allegiance. Members Present: Acting Mayor Anne Buckvold. Councilors Bob Loso, Troy Goracke. Administrator Judy Weyrens. Members Absent: Mayor Rick Schultz, Councilor Brian Theisen. Citv Representatives Present: Police Chief Dwight Pfannenstein, Community Development Director Therese Haffner Others Present: Harriet Johnson, Brenden Klein, Mike Ewing Public Comments: Brenden Klein introduced himself to the City Council and stated that he represents the St. John's University(SJU) Student Senate. A representative from SJU will be attending the Council meetings to help facilitate communications between the City and the students. Aqorove Actenda: Loso made a motion to approve the agenda; seconded by Goracke and passed unanimously by those present. Consent Aqenda: Goracke made a motion to approve the consent agenda; seconded by Loso. Loso requested to remove item [04j]for discussion. The motion passed unanimously by those present. a. Minutes—Approved the minutes of February 4, 2019 b. Bills Payable—Approve check numbers 054350-054408, Payroll EFT# 111634-111640 and Accounts Payables EFT#001866-001868 c. Donations—Accept the donations for the stated purposes d. Gambling Report—Accepted the 4'h Quarter Gambling Report as presented. e. Treasurer's Report—Accept the January 2019 Treasurer report as presented. f. Zoning Ordinance Amendment—Accepted the recommendation of the Planning Commission amending Ordinance 502.62 Light Industrial and authorize the Mayor and Administrator to execute Resolutions 2019-006 and 2019.007. g. Zoning Ordinance Amendment—Accepted the Planning Commission recommendation to rezone the recent annexed property as illustrated and described in the Ordinance Amendment and authoring execution of resolutions 2019-008, 2019-009 and 2019-010 adopting findings of fact, amending Ordinance 502.25 and approving summary publication. h. Interim Use Permit—Accepted the Planning Commission recommendation authoring the Mayor and Administrator to execute Resolution 2019-011 Issue an Interim Use Permit to Knife River to operate a temporary i. Interim Use Permits—Accepted the recommendation of the Planning Commission and authorize the Mayor and Administrator to execute Resolutions 2019-012, 2019-013 and 2019-014 issuing an Interim Use permit allowing for the continuation of mining and concrete/asphalt plant operations related to construction projects. , � ; k. Premise Permit—Authorize the Mayor and Administrator to execute Resolution 2019-016 approving the Off-site gambling permit to allow the St. Joseph Lions to operate lawful gambling at Sal's Bar, 109 MN St W on April 19, 2019. Facilitv—Capitaf Imqrovement—Loso stated that he requested this matter be removed from the consent agenda to get a better understanding of the proposed sealing of the granite. He questioned whether or not the specifications for the facility originally included sealing the granite and if it is a one-time expenditure. Weyrens stated that the original construction documents for the Government Center did not include sealing the granite and it has started showing wear, particularly in front of the Administration window. The proposal includes scrubbing the granite and then applying a seal coating. After the initial February 19, 2019 Page 2 of 2 seal coating, it is a matter of maintenance and the maintenance will be included as part of the annual budget. Loso made a motion to authorize the expenditure of$ 5,700 to seal the granite at the Government Center; repair some electrical receptacles and to add fans to the Police Garage. The motion was seconded by Buckvold and passed unanimously by those present. CSB/SJU Grant Reauest: Michael Ewing appeared before the Council on behalf of the College of St. Benedict and the University of St. John's. He presented a grant proposal to request funding from the U. S. Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women. The purpose of the program is to reduce sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking on campuses. The program encourages a comprehensive coordinated community approach that enhances victim safety, provides services and support for victims, and supports efforts to hold offenders accountable. The funding supports activities that develop and strengthen trauma-informed victim services and strategies to prevent, investigate, and respond to sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence and stalking on campus. Ewing stated that the grant is a cooperative effort between the two schools, the City, Stearns County and the sexual assault center in St. Cloud. The grant is written so that there is no cost to the City. Staff time and expenses will be reimbursed. The grant period would extend over a three-year period. Buckvold questioned what is the College/University hoping to gain from this grant. Ewing stated that he is excited that the Sexual Assault Center will provide a satellite office on campus so if something would happen students would not have to go to St. Cloud. Buckvold questioned if residents would be allowed to utilize the satellite office to which Ewing responded he would check. The grant funding requested is$ 300,000. Loso made a motion to authorize the Mayor and Police Chief to execute the grant agreement between the US Department of Justice,the College of St. Benedict, St.John's University, City of St.Joseph, Stearns County Sheriff's Office and Central MN Sexual Assault Center requesting funding in the amount of$300,000 in an effort to reduce violence against women. The motion was seconded by Buckvold and passed unanimously. Committee Reports, EDA: Councilor Goracke reported the EDA elected officers for 2019 appointing Mayor Schultz as Chair, Dale Wick, Vice Chair and Larry Hosch Secretary/Treasurer. Committee Reqorts, Planning Commission: Councilor Theisen reported the Planning Commission has met and discussed the draft Ordinance Amendments in both the General PerFormance Standards and antenna locations. The matter was referred to for a public hearing in March. Administrator Reports, Staffinp: The Personnel Committee is recommending the re-instatement of former employee Kayla Klein to fill the newly created position of Administrative Services Coordinator/Deputy Clerk. Loso made a motion authorizing Weyrens to prepare and present Klein with a wage and benefit job offer to include keeping her benefit accrual hours as the same rate as when she left. The motion was seconded by Buckvold and passed unanimously by those present. Weyrens stated the Personnel Committee is recommending filling the open Finance Technician position. Loso made a motion to advertise the position of Full Time Finance Technician; seconded by Buckvold and passed unanimously by those present. Mavor Reports: Buckvold stated the State Transportation Committee is holding a listening session on February 23, 2019 and encouraged Councilors to attend. Adiourn: Buckvold made a motion to adjourn at 7:10 PM; seconded by Goracke and passed unanimously by those present. �,�� '�� . 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